LANGUAGES & CULTURE

Akan Chieftaincy Academy

The history, traditional kingdoms, royal lines, culture and chieftaincy of four Akan peoples – the Asante, Fante and Nzema of Ghana and the Baoulé of Côte d’Ivoire. 27 modules and 148 lessons: shared Akan foundations (the matrilineal abusua, the stool, ranks and wing chiefs, the queen mother, how chiefs are chosen, installed and destooled, regalia and festivals, the 1992 Constitution), then five modules of six lessons for each people – origins, chieftaincy, succession and governance, culture, and the modern world – from Osei Tutu and the Golden Stool to Mankessim and the asafo, Apollonia and Kundum, Pokou and Sakassou – and a comparison. Every lesson labels its evidence: documented, oral tradition, interpretation, disputed or as reported. An explorer shows each people’s chieftaincy chart, timeline, rulers and places on a map; twelve simulations include putting history in order, building a chieftaincy chart and weighing the evidence; each module ends with a practical challenge for a portfolio you can download.

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The objects and people behind the lessons.

179 images: 134 photographs, 3 source documents and 42 labelled AI illustrations. Explore regalia, leadership, textiles, festivals, heritage, family life, livelihoods and food. Three interactive activities let you name the objects, match their uses and spot details in the pictures.

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Ready to try · The history, traditional kingdoms, royal lines, culture and chieftaincy of four Akan peoples – the Asante, Fante and Nzema of Ghana and the Baoulé of Côte d’Ivoire. 27 modules and 148 lessons: shared Akan foundations (the matrilineal abusua, the stool, ranks and wing chiefs, the queen mother, how chiefs are chosen, installed and destooled, regalia and festivals, the 1992 Constitution), then five modules of six lessons for each people – origins, chieftaincy, succession and governance, culture, and the modern world – from Osei Tutu and the Golden Stool to Mankessim and the asafo, Apollonia and Kundum, Pokou and Sakassou – and a comparison. Every lesson labels its evidence: documented, oral tradition, interpretation, disputed or as reported. An explorer shows each people’s chieftaincy chart, timeline, rulers and places on a map; twelve simulations include putting history in order, building a chieftaincy chart and weighing the evidence; each module ends with a practical challenge for a portfolio you can download.